Suspension device



A. IEANTHI;v

SUSPENSION DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I2. i919.

Patented June 29, 1920.

' UNITED srirrr.s` "PATENT, CFFICE.

ANTOINE Jammin, or cautiva, swiirziiaLANn.

SUSPENSION DEVICE. 'i

To all whom t may concern.' f Y YBe it known that I, ANTOINE EANTIN, engineer', a citizen of The Republic `of France,

residing at Geneva, Canton of Geneva5 in the Confederation of Switzerland, have 1n- Vper or suspension end ofthe rotary spindle and the second joint atthe' other end of said spindle and very nearly coinciding with the center' of gravity of the member to be movedy and supported, this memberbeingfree to os-` cillate and to swing in all directions around the power joint and quite independently of the spindle by which it is suspended, main- Y taining its equilibrium as its center ofgravity lies in the axis of rotation of said spindle which adjusts itself during its movement. Thus at high speeds a very smooth running of the freely suspended member is obtained,

avoiding automatically and without any special balancing the lateral pressures'on the spindle and the vibrations of the apparatus. The present device isespecially useful for the suspension of :centrifugal.cream separators. n n f j i In the annexed drawing Figure 1 represents suoli suspension-device in anaXial vertical section, A l .y 1 j Fig. 2 shows thek connection between the head yof theVV spindleandpthe' sleeve of kthe driving pinion.-

' i 1 Fig. 3 is an outside view of sleevec; `l Fig. 4 a top view of the'sleeve and Fig. 5' a section on line A-B ofFig. 3.. Y a is acream separator suspended by means of spindle I) to the stationary part e ofthe machine frame. j l u This suspension is obtained by` means of two'ball-joints whereof the first has its center of oscillationat x. This 'lirst ball-joint, the spherical surface `of which is marked withw, acts 'as ,support of thehefad of the spindle 79j vThe secondball-joint di fast at the bottom-end ofthe spindle I), islocated very nearly at the c enterofgravity of the whole machine.V f A pinion 'Z driven by a driving wheel'm is hollow providing` a free passage7 with lateral p lay,./for the spindle b;Y u,This spin-1 dle is independently andfreelyffixed:k above Svedese@ f Lase feet f .Patented June 29, 1920.

Application ined .nny 191e.-- senil itu-310,359. 1

bearingplate the center of oscillation of` which is'fat w. `T his arrangement permits any angular displacement ofthe `spindle b by placing `the center ofthe bearing'plate as high -as possible,l as the spindle near the ballfbearingVV is passingy through'the hollow hub fof the pinion without touching the same'. "The flat head g of thespindle is provided below the ball-bearing k with two the pinion Z andrests with afilathead on a carrier pins g1 projectingfrom a hub-like portionl of thevv head g. These carrier-pins glare lodged freely', so'as to permit `of the oscillations of the vspindle v2),"within two slots Z2 cut diainetrically,opposite each other in the hub 'of' the pinion Z. ABy these two y slots ythe rotation-of pinion Z is-communi- .cated to the spindle b without the need of any spring and withoutinterferin'g with the working of the pinion Z. This pinion'therefore acts on` the bearing n with' its own l weight only and takesr the axis b along with it simplyby tangential action thus transferring to it its own rotating movement.

*The lower ball-joint cl .of the spindle b carries a sleevecimparti'ng to it its own rotary movement byLm'eans of two vcarrierpinsic engaged freely within thefslots vf of the concave bottom end of sleeve :o without interfering with the balance' of thefcentrifugal mach-ine or cream separatoria. The spindle b is for the same reason entirely freey with a lateral play inside ofthe sleeve c. The sleeve c supports .and operates the separator r1, and is connected tothis separator byfm'eans of a bayonet joint. VTo this end the central tube r. of the lower'part of the separator a is provided at its orifice with two bosses sf, and the sleeve c is pron therein'.l `\Vhen' placing sleeve c'kwithin the tube r, it is `iiecessary to slide vthe Vsleeve into said tube with the bossess engaged within i lthe groovesV kclfand when wholly inserted to give aquarter turn to the sleeve so as to vrbring the notches 02 under the bosses v.su

Then the, separator willxbe supported by the f'bossesV resting within. notches `c2, conse:- quently thesleeve willfslide within the central tube ir ofthe lowerj part ofthe separator with slight frictional contact until 'the rotation oftheseparator' stable by locatingV the ball-joint d to some extent ,above the eflower ball-joint d is located near the center,

cillates and balances fr eely in every direction on its center of gravity, as the axis of rotation ofthe, spindle kthen adjusts itself andlpasses through thefcenter. Practically this recommends itself because it makes the fective center of gravity. By this construction ysmall angular' disturbances are alsol corrected automatically, and this is effected by thespindle bvwhich by its free suspension is' intended -to i accomplish" this purpose. -The axis ofA the'spindle will therefore describe on the center m, theoretically, a cone which lwilly be a very small one but will exist nevertheless,` but the axis, in spite of this may always be considered as remainingvertical.

, vAbout one half of'its lengthandfas neary to the separator as possible, the spindle bA passes freelythrough a concave guiding washer o, which is intended to ,attenuate the oscillations at the start and stop'. This washermay beof metal orv fiber and can easily be shifted in anydirection by slight friction between the curved surface of a washer Q and the bottom of the bearing n. The center of this curved surface vis that is the center'of the oscillating cup z' carrying the whole suspended apparatus. The

v upper washer g is movable ina vertical directionand is pressed against ythe washer o under the, effect of a springfp but slightlyV enough last-o let this washer follow the lateralvariations communicated to it by the spindlefbl which variations will be attenuatedand the axis be guided freely and with- Vout any appreciable friction.

Y .l The operation, of this appartus isv as fol'- v Vrotating moves the separator along with it.y

- g1 and the notches Z2.

lows;

-` The vpinion VZ is moved by. any suitable mechanism and turns the spindle Vb along withit by means. of the carrier pins or lugs The spindle I) is supported by apivotable,ball-bearing h, when This separa-tord isjsupported quite freely by `means `of the4 sleeve c onV the lower balljoint elV being thus free to oscillate and bal- 'n ance ing-any direction independently fromV spindle vZ7.: This independence of the 4driv-jing axis and ofthe separator is of a great advantage-whichfonly is rendered possible by thek combination of aV freely suspended axiswith a doubleball-joint. yThe axisof equilibrium and of'rotation of the 'separator will. thus form itself automatically and .quickly without any thrustorreaction Aon thespindle and without the need of'balanc-` ing the separator, which with some unsteadiness at vthe beginning soon finds its equilibrium, and will Waver less and less as the speedl increases until abruptly the wavering Vwill be stopped and a steady axis of rotationwill be established, after Vand being entirely steadied the separator may be turned at the highest speeds without appreciable vibration, a regular and light humming noise indicating a perfect. running thereof.'l yThe spindle b has also contributed to this result'by the-fact that it attenuates by its conical rotation the small angular deviations produced by the separator and this without causingv thereby an appreciable deviation of the same from-the vertical line and that it is free of any vibrating movement. f t

It will .be apparent from the foregoing that an exact vertical position of the machine is not absolutely necessary lowing to v i the fact that the separator being suspended will always adjust itself and besides the guide 0, perfectly free on account of the independent axes v, will notdisturb this automatic adjustment as it is theA separator itself Vwhich will assume the position Vmost suitable for its running.-

Any other means oftransmission may be substituted for the pinion Z, such as a pulley or a worm wheel.

This suspension device may beemployed also for other apparatus than a cream separator, for instance for an electrical fan and other similar translating devices.

1. A suspension apparatus for centrifugal cream separators and the like, comprising a support, a' driving member journaled in the said support, a spindle passing freely through theV said vdriving member, a universal joint 'connecting the head of a spindle and the driving member, Va member Vto be revolved, and ajuniversal. joint connecting the lower end of thev spindle. with the said member to be revolved at substantially its center yof gravity.

`2. Aysuspension apparatus for centrifugal cream separators and the like, comprising a support, a driving member journ'aled in the said support, a spindle passing freely through the. driving member, Va universalv joint connecting the head of'the spindle the head of the spindle, a.V member tobe relio volved, and a universal joint connecting the lowerendof the spindle and the memberv supporting and turning Y Y to be Vrevolved for the same. Y

3. A suspension Vapparatus for centrifugal cream separators and, the like, 'comprising a support, a sleevemember mounted in the said support, a Vdriving memberjournaled in the saidv supportandthe said sleevea spin;-

die passing freely through the said driving member and the said sleeve, a universall the lower end of the spindle to the member r to be revolved for supporting and turning the same.

4. A suspension apparatus for centrifugal cream separators and the like, comprising a support, a sleeve member mounted in the support, a driving member journaled in the said support and the said sleeve, the sleeve having a cap with an inner spherical Surface, a spindle passing freely through the said driving member and sleeve, a universal joint connecting the said driving member and the head of the spindle, a device within the said sleeve bearing against the spherical surface of the end thereof to regulate the lateral movement of theV said spindle, a member to be revolved, and a universal joint connecting the lower end of the spindle and the said member tol be revolved to support and turn the same.

5. A suspension apparatus for centrifugal cream separators and the like, comprising a support, a driving member journaled in the support, a sleeve member mounted in the Support and having an end with an inner spherical surface, a spindle passing freely through the said driving member and sleeve, a universal joint connectin the said driving member with the head o the I spindle, a regulating washer within the said l sleeve and bearing against the spherical surface of the end thereof, with the` spindle passing through the said regulating washer, means within the sleeve for maintaining the regulating washer against the spherical surface of the end of the sleeve, a member to be revolved, and a universal joint connecting the lower end of the spindle with the said member to be revolved for supporting and turning the same.

6. A suspension apparatus for centrifugal cream separators and thelike, comprising a support, a driving member journaled in the support, a sleeve member mounted in the support and having an end with an in-V ner spherical surface, a spindle passing freely through the said driving member andV sleeve, a universal joint connecting the said driving member with the head of the spindle, a regulating washer within the said sleeve and bearing against the spherical sur.- face of the end thereof, with the spindle passing through the said regulating washer, a spring within the said sleeve and surrounding the said spindle for maintaining the regulating washer against the spherical surface of the vend of the sleeve, a member to be revolved, and a universal joint connecting the lower end of the spindle with the said member to be revolved for supporting and turning the same.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signaturel in presence of two witnesses.

ANTOINE JEANTIN Witnesses:

ELMER SCHNEIDER, Ron DE WURTEMBERG.

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